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Book Review: Der Weg zurück: Die Repatriierung sowjetischer Zwangsarbeiter während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Ulrike Goeken-Haidl. Der Weg zurĂĽck: Die Repatriierung sowjetischer Zwangsarbeiter während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Essen: Klartext Verlag, 2006. 574 pp. EUR 39.90 (paper), ISBN 978-3-89861-615-7. Reviewed by Leonid Rein (International Institute for Holocaust Research Yad Vashem)Published on H-German (July, 2009)Commissioned by Susan R. Boettcher The Origins of the Cold War The front cover of Ulrike Goeken-Haidl’s book is somewhat…
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The Book of Howth, which was probably written in 1544 and after, retells the history of the St. Laurence family, the lords of Howth. St. Laurences are not given a major role in this battle, but the lord of Howth is the soul of reason in the parlay of Kildare…
The French Army’s Six Fatal Mistakes at Sedan
Neglecting the Sedan Sector Under the X Corps, which formed the left wing of the Second Army, the Sedan Sector represented the weakest point in the French front. The French general officer corps considered it completely unlikely that the Germans would place their main attack effort at Sedan of all…
After Sevastopol
Battle of Kars, Repulse of the Russians, Sept. 29th 1855. Siege of Kars The downfall of Sevastopol was cheered by crowds in London and Paris. There was dancing and drinking and much singing of patriotic anthems in the streets. Many people thought that this meant the end of the war.…
Teutonic Order – Wars and Politics, 1304–1409
With the help of the crusaders, the Order began to gain ground. The new arrivals of 1304 took part in the winter-reysa early in 1305. They rode to the Niemen, devastated the territory round Grodno, and camped opposite Gediminas’s new fort, displaying their banner from dawn to noon as an…
The War on the Schismatics
Until about 1200 the differences between the rites and religious outlooks of the Eastern and Western Churches seem to have meant little in North-East Europe. They did not prevent marriages between the ruling dynasties of Russia, Scandinavia, Germany and Poland, or the coexistence of Orthodox and Latin churches in the…
Siege of Vicksburg
This map shows the routes Ulysses S. Grant took to get to Vicksburg, MO. The red icons represent the battles that occurred while Grant was heading to Vicksburg. May 22–July 4, 1863 The struggle for the city of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River was one of the most important battles…